League Play-Off

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Xizavier Cando started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Breogan Mendez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuxila Martioda in the 3rd minute of play. Xizavier Cando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Venceslao Grillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Venceslao Grillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xizavier Cando in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute Luis-Antonio Goitia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venceslao Grillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuxila Martioda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Breogan Mendez having to interfere. When Paolo Bueres came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the deportivo tapitas fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Paolo Bueres couldn't finish the play. Venceslao Grillo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xizavier Cando's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Xizavier Cando sped through deportivo tapitas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Venceslao Grillo. Xizavier Cando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Venceslao Grillo having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Bueres got free with Breogan Mendez in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nuxila Martioda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Papo Villarino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chimayoy FC and the deportivo tapitas players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Manni Monta came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the deportivo tapitas fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Manni Monta couldn't finish the play. Xizavier Cando struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Venceslao Grillo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chimayoy FC. In the 61st minute, Chimayoy FC's Luis-Antonio Goitia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. 66 minutes into the match, deportivo tapitas's goal looked a bit too open when Xizavier Cando came free, but Venceslao Grillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Nuxila Martioda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breogan Mendez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When deportivo tapitas's Paolo Bueres in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chimayoy FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 75th minute, Abel Froiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Paolo Bueres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nuxila Martioda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Chimayoy FC's zone, Paolo Bueres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Breogan Mendez came out of the goal and Paolo Bueres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paolo Bueres in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Breogan Mendez saved Chimayoy FC from getting behind. In the 96thth minute of the game Nuxila Martioda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chimayoy FC's Breogan Mendez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.